8 employees kidnapped in Nigeria
AFP :At least eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people had been taken.A...
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‘Combative’ Le Pen re-elected head of France’s far-right
AFP :Marine Le Pen won re-election as head of France’s far-right National Rally on Sunday at a party congress, where she is seeking new impetus...
Thousands in Brazil join anti-Bolsonaro protests
AFP :Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces an investigation over an allegedly corrupt Covid vaccine...
Hundreds of businesses, from Sweden to US, affected by cyberattack
The New York Times :Hundreds of businesses around the world, including one of Sweden’s largest grocery chains, grappled Saturday with potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities after a...
Face masks to become a personal choice in England
Reuters :The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions can be lifted...
Canadian military on alert as wildfires rage
AFP :The Canadian military was on standby Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heat wave and...
Bugs and bird nests: Airlines dust off planes grounded by Covid
AFP :As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the pandemic, checking they are clear of fungus, bugs...
Work starts on Chile’s first post-dictatorship constitution
AFP :Chile officially starts writing a new constitution Sunday to replace the one it inherited from the era of dictator Augusto Pinochet and is widely...
Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee
AFP :The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom fled...
Trump holds rally in Florida, across state from building disaster
Agency :Former President Donald Trump held a Fourth of July-themed rally Saturday night in Sarasota, Florida, across the state from where a tragedy has been...
Belarus closes border to Ukraine over coup claim
BBC Online :Belarus has closed its border with Ukraine, claiming that arms are being smuggled into the country.President Alexander Lukashenko says it is part of...
US companies hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack
BBC Online :Kaseya said in a statement on its own website that it was investigating a “potential attack”. Huntress Labs said it believed the Russia-linked...